| RefNo | MS/257/2/245 |
| AltRefNo | Sa.627 |
| Previous numbers | ES2/46/627 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from John Bobanau Nickerlieu [Nickterlien] Hennessey, Mussoorie to Edward Sabine |
| Date | 21 October 1866 |
| Description | Hennessey expresses his willingness to carry out any scientific experiments as directed by Sabine during his ‘leisure hours’. Reference to ‘the experiments for determining the direct evaporation of a water surface’. Refers to the readings of ‘two maximum thermometers placed one in the shade, the other in the sun’. Hennessey thanks Sabine for his efforts to obtain a ‘first class telescope’ for Mussoorie, and discusses a ‘qualified’ observer and the mounting of the instrument. |
| Extent | 3p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| RelatedRecord | AP/52/5 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6447 | Hennessey; John Baboneau Nickterlien (1829 - 1910) | 1829 - 1910 |
| NA8279 | Sabine; Sir; Edward (1788 - 1883) | 1788 - 1883 |